Author Archives: Liam Johnson

Many fashion magazines, stylists and Fashionbeans itself preach the merits of mixing material and textures in your outfit. It gives your ensemble a sense of depth that you can mould and adapt in a multitude of ways. However, patent is one material that many men avoid in their wardrobes. Some men feel that patent is a scary material: too ostentatious for a casual day outfit and perhaps a few too many kinky connotations for an evening out. However, I feel a subtle and increasingly popular way to explore this material…

High street shopping is an inescapable commodity for the everyday dude – cheap and affordable is difficult to argue with. As much as you may loath the idea of being caught in the same outfit as someone else, the lure of affordable fashion is altogether too hard to resist. However, how can you avoid the trap of wearing the same outfit as another guy? Something which is particularly pressing at this particular time of year [Editor: Article produced before Christmas but still relevant now] when festive parties are in full…

A bow tie can summon up a wealth of images and characters: suave heroes from a bygone era, vintage celluloid stars and old school gents. Bow ties have slowly but surely been filtering their way back into fashion consciousness and now forward thinking guys are wearing bow ties to boost their style kudos. Instead of rifling through fashion editorials to look for inspiration, the younger fashion crowd are instead casting a nostalgic glance back to a time when a bow tie was a staple of every mans’ wardrobe and they…